With the last frenzy ofnovel coronavirusMillions of infections have been recorded during the recent period, with global warnings regarding the movement of the epidemic.
The World Health Organization revealed, on Friday, that the spread of Mutant “Omicron” It is due to a combination of factors, including mutations carried by the mutant and increased social mixing.
And the head of the technical team in the Emergency Diseases Unit of the World Health Organization, Maria Van Kerkhove, stated that people should avoid exposing themselves to the virus and try to control its transmission, following a week during which record casualties were recorded.
“immune escape”
Van Kerkhove confirmed that Omicron spreads very quickly among people for several reasons, the first of which is the mutations carried by the mutant, which allow it to attach to human cells more easily.
She added that there is a so-called immune escape, and this means that the infection can be repeated in those who were previously infected and those who were vaccinated, according to what was stated in a statement distributed by the World Health Organization.
The health official also continued that there is another reason that we are witnessing a proliferation of omicron in the upper respiratory tract, which differs in this from Delta and other mutant.
In addition to these factors, the spread of the virus is also driven by the increased mixing of people, spending more time in closed places in the winter in the northern hemisphere, and the failure to adhere to preventive measures such as physical distancing.
Millions of injuries and deaths
It is noteworthy that a Archyde.com statistic had shown that more than 299.99 million people were infected with the emerging coronavirus worldwide, while the total number of deaths resulting from the virus reached five million and 824,084.
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Infections with the virus have been recorded in more than 210 countries and regions since the first cases were discovered in China in December 2019.
